Guest guest Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 >From: " Christapher C. Cogswell " <radiantlife@...> >Reply-WAPF-SF ><WAPF-SF > >Subject: [WAPF-SF] Organic Pastures Recall >Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:59:04 -0700 > >Hi everyone, > >It was probably only a matter of time before the state tried to take a >swipe >at Mark McAffee and Organic Pastures raw milk. As you may have noticed, >all >Organic Pastures raw milk products have been pulled because allegedly a >couple kids in SoCal have symptoms of E Coli poisoning. As Mark points out >in the following press release, there have been no positive tests for E >Coli >in their milk ever and that includes to date, and he also points out that >the state's press release seemed to be designed to punish his dairy and >ruin >his brand. I know that our community will support Mark against this attack >on raw milk, and I have a feeling that they will soon realize they picked >on >the wrong dairy. > >Christapher > >http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=3084 > >California orders raw milk recall > >FRESNO >September 21, 2006 4:58pm > > > Raw milk produced by Organic Pastures Dairy Co. of Fresno County is the >subject of a statewide recall and quarantine order announced Thursday >afternoon by California State Veterinarian Breitmeyer. > >Under the recall, all Organic Pastures whole and skim raw milk is to be >pulled immediately from retail shelves and consumers are strongly urged to >dispose of any product remaining in their refrigerators, he says. > >Until further notice, Organic Pastures may not produce raw milk for the >retail market. The order also affects Organic Pastures raw cream and raw >colostrum. > >The head of the dairy company takes strong exception to the state's action. > > " They have no positive tests, not one. I have no positive tests. Their >recall is a multi-state recall. We only distribute our milk in California, " >Mark McAfee, founder of the company, tells CVBT. > > " We are being victimized like you can't believe in a broader dragnet they >are doing right now, " he says. > >Mr. McAfee says he plans to sue the state over its actions. > > " I will take this to the limit, " he says. " We are lividly upset that they >went ahead and did a brand-crushing press release before they notified us. >They have no evidence at all. Zero. They have nothing. " > >The quarantine order came following a report that raw milk caused bacterial >illness in a 10-year old girl in San Bernardino County, the state says. > >An investigation by the California Department of Health Services detected >two additional bacterial illnesses in children consuming raw milk, one a >7-year old Riverside County boy, and the other an 8-year old San Diego >County girl, Mr. Breitmeyer says. > >Doctors treating the children have identified the bacteria as E. coli >0157:H7. > >While laboratory samples of Organic Pastures raw milk have not detected E. >coli 0157:H7 contamination, epidemiologic data collected by the Department >of Health Services points to a link with Organic Pastures raw milk, the >state says. Additional laboratory samples of Organic Pastures raw milk are >pending. > >It is not believed there is any connection with the recent E. coli 0157:H7 >contamination in fresh spinach. Typing of lab samples from one of the >children shows a different strain than the one found in the spinach >outbreak. > >Of the three afflicted children, one has been hospitalized and released. >The >other two remain hospitalized. > >The great majority of milk consumed in California is pasteurized. Raw milk >is not. Pasteurization eliminates the risk of bacterial illness. > >E. coli infection often causes abdominal cramps and bloody diarrhea. There >is usually little or no fever, and the illness typically resolves itself in >five to ten days. A small percentage of infected individuals also develop >hemolytic uremic syndrome, a condition in which red blood cells are >destroyed and kidney failure may occur. > >Those most at risk for serious complications of this food-borne illness >include young children, the elderly and those with compromised immune >systems. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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